1973 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-67
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (60-67)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1973 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 60-67
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (60-67)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 60 wins and 67 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 390 runs and yielded 436 runs. Koji Yamamoto and Sachio Kinugasa led Hiroshima with 19 home runs apiece., and Jim Hicks walloped 15 or more as well. Sachio Kinugasa accounted for 53 RBI. Mickey McGuire paced all regular batters by connecting at a .276 clip. Kazushi Saeki topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.31 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Jim Hicks and Mickey McGuire both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kaoru Betto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Tetsuzo Arita | October 21, 1949 | |||||
| Kazuhiro Fujimoto | L | L | November 28, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shuichi Fukazawa | R | R | June 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Jim Hicks | R | R | May 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Reiji Iishi | L | L | September 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masao Ishikawa | L | R | April 19, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Kamigochi | R | R | June 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Motoyasu Kaneshiro | R | R | October 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Masayuki Kobayashi | R | R | February 5, 1947 | 5'7" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Toshimi Kubo | R | R | June 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasuhiro Kunisada | R | R | January 1, 1944 | 5'5" | 158 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Shigeru Matsubayashi | R | R | August 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Mickey McGuire | R | R | January 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
| Hiroyuki Michihara | R | R | May 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 166 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Toshiyuki Mimura | R | R | September 19, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yojiro Miyamoto | R | R | April 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tottori JP |
| Shiro Mizunuma | R | R | February 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 162 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Shigeki Morioka | L | L | March 5, 1953 | 5'6" | 160 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Nagamoto | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshikuni Nagashima | R | R | October 21, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masaji Nishizawa | R | R | May 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 202 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yoshiaki Oka | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 5'7" | 147 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Kazushi Saeki | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Miwa, Yamaguchi JP |
| Toru Shibuya | L | L | May 14, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Yamagata JP |
| Shizuo Shiraishi | L | L | May 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 184 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshihiko Sonoda | R | R | February 23, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Izumi, Kagoshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
